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[The cats No.5638082]

>has a science PhD and a philosophy degree
>respected public educator
>conclusively solved the problem of free will
>put morality on an objective basis
>has reasonable views on how to deal with islam
>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality

Tell me again, /lit/, why do you hate this brilliant polymath?

[Anonymous No.5638093]

because of that fucking face

[Anonymous No.5638095]

He looks like a gay ben stiller

[Anonymous No.5638108]

>>5638093
he looks a lot better than 95% of male philosophers

[Anonymous No.5638117]

>>5638082
>>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
>>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
>>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
>>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality


KEK

[Anonymous No.5638122]

>>5638108
It's an annoyingly subtle smugness

[Anonymous No.5638124]

>>5638108

prove it

>inb4 habermas (who i would rather fuck compared to sam 'genocidal' harris

[Anonymous No.5638129]

>>5638108

yeh but dose ears. He looks like a better looking Ross Perot.

[Anonymous No.5638130]

What does he say about free will?

>put morality on an objective basis
oh wow utilitarianism so original

>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
you mean he dropped acid and fell for the McKenna/Leary bullshit

[The cats No.5638145]

>>5638130
>What does he say about free will?
He explains why it can't exist.

>oh wow utilitarianism so original
Why are you repeating falseshoods you read on /lit/ by people who never read his books?

[Anonymous No.5638158]

>>5638145
>He explains why it can't exist.
How does he do that?

Moral Landscape does nothing but say "once we choose axioms like 'maximize well-being' determining moral behavior is a piece of cake!"

[Anonymous No.5638159]

>'objective morality'
>Bill Maher-tier arguments
He's a sophist.

[Anonymous No.5638165]

You're one naive pleb if you think Sam Harris has brought something innovative/prog to society

He's just another wave of the militant atheistic circle

[Anonymous No.5638174]

>>5638158
>Moral Landscape does nothing but say "once we choose axioms like 'maximize well-being' determining moral behavior is a piece of cake!"

*Moral Landscape does nothing but say "we have empirical models to discuss every aspect of an issue raised in a 'moral dilemma' leaving behind only a false is/ought dilemma for continental philosophers to squabble about."

[Anonymous No.5638183]

>has a science PhD and a philosophy degree
And he hasn't written a single worthwhile paper
>respected public educator
By who? He isn't a particularly good neuroscientist, and he is a joke in philosophy departments
>>conclusively solved the problem of free will
KEK
>put morality on an objective basis
Pic related. Utilitarianism a shit. Existentialism killed it
>has reasonable views on how to deal with islam
b8
>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
K

[Anonymous No.5638192]

>>5638183
>ad homonym

[Anonymous No.5638194]

>>5638174
you do realize this only makes his argument all the more shitty, right?

[Anonymous No.5638195]

>>5638183
Post the other parts please

[Anonymous No.5638209]

>>5638082
>has a science PhD and a philosophy degree
writes fuck all about science and way too much philosophy than he's qualified for
>respected public educator
He isn't respected by any academics
>conclusively solved the problem of free will
His "solution" to free will is, literally, pre-Socratic, and has been debunked many times throughout history
>put morality on an objective basis
Morality was believed to have been objective since Plato. Only recently (in the grand scheme of things) did that start to get seriously questioned. His "answer" is a shallow Utilitarianism, and thus also outdated by over 100 years
>has reasonable views on how to deal with islam
"Fuck them"
>is an atheist but also embraces spirtuality
He's about as spiritual as a middle-aged housewife who's meditated a few times

That's why.

[Anonymous No.5638211]

>>5638183
>>5638195
i second this.

also, even as an undergrad i know that no academic philosopher takes Harris seriously. NO ONE. he's a commercial author, not a contemporary philosopher.

[Anonymous No.5638225]

>arrogant and shortsighted sophist with unoriginal ideas and arguments
Into the trash it goes.

[The cats No.5638234]

>>5638211
>>5638209
>>5638194
>mfw all these retards never read him, never had an original thought on their own and mindlessly repeat youtube comment bullshit from other uneducated mouthbreathers who never read him

And this is supposed to be an intellectual board ... embarrassing ...

[Anonymous No.5638241]

>>5638234
if this were an intellectual board we wouldn't have threads about Sam Harris five times a day

[Anonymous No.5638244]

>>5638234
I have read him actually

Tell me one substantial thing he's contributed to philosophy

[Anonymous No.5638251]

>>5638234
as an actual philosophy student i don't have the time to read his ridiculous, 300+ page self-help books.

[The cats No.5638252]

>>5638244
Tell me one substantial thing any philosopher ever contributed to philosophy. All they do is verbalizing the obvious.

[Anonymous No.5638254]

>>5638241
If there were no trolling this wouldn't be 4chan.

[Anonymous No.5638256]

>>5638254
if this is 4chan there will be no intellectual boards

[Anonymous No.5638258]

>>5638252

>the cats

Alright how about monism

[Anonymous No.5638260]

>>5638252
It makes sense now that you think Harris is a good thinker

[Anonymous No.5638261]

>>5638252
>Tell me one substantial thing any philosopher ever contributed to philosophy.
proofread before you post, please

[Anonymous No.5638262]

>>5638252
>dat hindsight bias

[The cats No.5638264]

>>5638251
>as an actual philosophy student

opinion discarded, you're too unintelligent to talk about philosophy

[Anonymous No.5638272]

>>5638082
Please Cats, just shut the fuck up and stop making these stupid off topic threads, you've been doing this for the past few hours and its getting tedious.

[Anonymous No.5638274]

>>5638264
i'm to unintelligent because i'm a philosophy student?